superscription
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The handwriting of the superscription made him look so blank that the others noticed his face and were silent.
From Parson Kelly by Andrew Lang
"From the King!" exclaimed Sir John Grey--"from the King!--a letter to me!"--and he held the packet to the lamp, and gazed on the superscription attentively.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
A Chinese mandarin addressed a letter to him with this superscription, "To Boerhaave, Physician in Europe," and the missive was duly received....
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Frederic Rowland Marvin
Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
My servant, who has lived with me fourteen years, may, for aught I know, have been bribed to abstract these letters on their arrival; they would be easily recognized by the very superscription.
From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
